Walcott News

Been pretty rainy lately and just about time you think it is going to dry out a little, here comes more.

Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky has spent most of his career training his camera lens on huge structures - shipyards, dams and highways - to make us think about the ways in which humans have tampered with nature.

A man in his 80s was rescued from an 8-foot hole filling with water on his farm near Walcott.

Authorities say a man trapped in an 8-foot hole on his farm near Walcott was rescued as the hole filled with water.

TV9 viewer submitted these photos after a van caught fire along I-80 Monday afternoon.

Highway 6 near Walcott Iowa was shut down for nearly two hours around 9:30am Friday morning as police tried to figure out what caused a truck to roll several times.

Gov. Chet Culver is hitting the rails again to push for expanded passenger rail service in Iowa.

From left, Bill Moon, Will Moon, Delia Moon Meier and Jack Horan cut the cake celebrating milestones at Iowa 80 last weekend.

Over 150 exhibits; a Super Truck Beauty Contest, Antique Truck Display; Iowa pork chop cookout; Trucker Olympics; carnival games; live bands; fireworks and loads of fun for the whole family! Admission and parking are FREE! Shuttles will be provided from the parking area.

The following is the speech given by George Burk at the American Legion Post 24 Memorial Day addrress: My earliest memories of Memorial Day were of my grandparents talking about decorating graves in the small cemetery in Walcott, Iowa.

WALCOTT, Iowa - The Memorial Day weekend means more drivers will be hitting the roadways.